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A lively, historical centre with plenty to see and do.
Con
It's pretty quiet on a rainy Sunday . . .
In a nutshell
Sundays are quiet so if you want action, go during the week!
Cathedral Saint Corentin-interiors
gwened Says: wonderful expression of Breton architecture and a major church in Brittany,One of top 3, lovely, a must to see it.you can see more at my other tip on the exteriors. A must to see in the city.
Musée des Beaux-Arts -interiors
gwened Says: fine arts museum is a jewel of Brittany another must see in the city, recommended of course. It is located in the plaza on the side of the Cathedral , on a former palace done at the end of the 19C, the museum done by the city started in 1872 and dont stop enlarging it.It has...
Musée Departemental Breton - Interiors
gwened Says: a museum tracing the history of Brittany and the department of Finistére, it is inside the old episcopal palace of Cornouaille, the most remarkable building after the Cathedral. It present a show of archeology,popular arts, and decoratives arts of Finistére. For more details...
Cathedral St Corentin-Exteriors
gwened Says: wonderful expression of Breton architecture and a major church in Brittany,One of top 3, lovely, a must to see it.Early in the 12C the politics of king Philippe-Auguste try to establish an influence of the ile de France region (Paris) on Brittany help by a local...
Musée des Beaux Arts-exteriors
gwened Says: fine arts museum is a jewel of Brittany another must see in the city, recommended of course. It is located in the plaza on the side of the Cathedral , on a former palace done at the end of the 19C, the museum done by the city started in 1872 and dont stop enlarging it.It has...
1 Review and 58 Opinions In the heart of old Quimper, this three star hotel offers charm at reasonable rates. The rates for a...
1 Review and 0 Opinions when we first took a look from outside the hotel, we thought that it maybe not the best quality, but...
Créperie Saint Mathieu: crêpes and galettes breton
gwened Says: always a great welcome warm folks, good prompt service,and good breton food.open Sundays, Monday and Tuesdays evenings except July and August. Lunch continuos service Mondays and Tuesdays, and weekend to 21h/22hYou are in an old longére, breton old home that included home...
Taverne de Maitre Kanter: seafood breton knowhow Alsacien
gwened Says: its an independant franchise chain, but one of the best example of Alsacien cuisine married with Breton seafood you can have. All in great ambiance,friendly service,and just around the market and pl St Corentinit has become home central when we visit so here we were again,...
gwened Says: Other than walking the best way to get to all points in the city is by bus, its like having a hop on hop off ride for the price of a city ride about 1,40€, great views and some nice corners of the city to see. It could be useful for visitors with little time and wanting to...
gwened Says: I come by car but plenty of public transport here, first the busgo tohttp://www.qub.fr/you can trace your city route there on the right hand column. the schedules per line is here http://www.qub.fr/public/pages/voyage_telechargemen.htmlthe cost of ticket from 1,20€ is...
Le Comptoir du chocolat: breton chocolates wow!
gwened Says: Enter at your own risk, this is chocolate heaven and I am always on the clouds when coming here.We love chocolates and here in Brittany we are heaven, all kinds of mixes, caramels salés, fondants, mix ballotins boxes, and sticksAbly handle by Dominique and Gwenola Le Darz...
HB Henriot: Faience ,best in Quimper
gwened Says: Faience is fine tin-glazed pottery on a delicate pale buff earthenware body. In France, centres of faience manufacturing developed from the early eighteenth century led in 1690 by Quimper in Brittany. Yes and HB Henriot is one of the best here, to shop.Early in the 20C, the...
Eurodif: for the house and more
gwened Says: this is a chain in several towns and here it is not only a good selection but in a wonderful architectural building facing the cathedral st Corentin.The service is like any French dept store, tops, with plenty of selection and good ambiance price wise. They are part of a...
Librarie La Procure: books and more libraries unique
gwened Says: More than 30 years at the spot, it will help you find that special book on ailes of Religious and Human science books, and from that other like 10.000 titles, including : books about Brittany, child literature, works on family and education; Fine arts, essays and religion....
marché couvert Saint François: covered market for foods
gwened Says: all your needs under one roof of fresh produce,fruits, cheeses, meats ,and all around it fabrics, pots, etc. Great ambiance a must especially on Saturday when we are here lol!Open in 1847 , the best known market St François. The hours are diverse and areFrom April 1 to...
Armand Thiery: men and women clothing AT
gwened Says: This is my favorite store here for me and for the fam. Really nice outfit with the latest fashion cuts, and colors, for mens and womens under Toscane. The prices are correct and you will get away with a nice souvenir at a good local price.They have stores all over, so in...
walk or ride poneys in quaint Quimper
gwened Says: This is the highlight of the visit or any ride the poneys at rue saint François, near the covered market on the way from the cathedral, nice, just a great feeling, recommended for the entire family.Walking these wonderful streets and seeing the local way of life is the best...
lusti Says: If you're lucky, you can see some men that are really good playing traditional european instrument with bagpipe that sound really good. They walk along the city street, and we can see their performace at the park near the cathedral and mairie de Quimper. Worth to see!
gwened Says: This is in a popular neighborhood of same name, it was attached to the city in the 19C,and bfore that it was the old cementary area reaching even the river Odet. The church here dates from the 15C. At the north tower you will see the chapel of Notre-Dame du Paradis. The...
Théatre de Cornouaille -theater
gwened Says: This is THE theater of the city, with full activities in a wonderful location, next to parking tour d'Auvergne (our spot) and at the entrance to rue St mathieu to inner city center. The theater front door is at Esplanade François Mitterrand, 29000 QuimperIt ,also, has an...
Favorite thing: visiting here cannot be complete without visiting its many nice museums, can't tell you which one to see first, but to see them all. A city for the arts at human scale. Nice.
Fondest memory: walking to see these wonderful paintings and fine arts, breton arts all over the city.
Written Feb 17, 2013
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In the garden of the Basilica of Saint Anne d'Auray. This shrine, dedicated to the mother of Mary, has been a site for pilgrimages for hundreds of years. The town of Saint Anne d'Auray is near Quimper...
We arrived on a Saturday morning when the town was busy with both local shoppers and tourists. So much busier than I remembered. The old part of the town, with the Cathedral and colourful timbered...
This historic town is set on the confluence of the rivers Odet and Steir.It can be reached by boat from Beg-meil.
Quimper and its curved cathedral . . .
We had no trouble parking and walked across a footbridge into the lovely old town. It was a rainy Sunday so there weren't many people about.
The end of the land or world Finistere, Quimper
one of the extreme most western cities in France, Quimper;(Kemper in Breton) beautiful city with a river going thru it the Odet, 15 kms from the coast, then a wonderful Cathedral st Corentin, and...
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